PUSD honored for technology use

POWAY -- The Poway Unified School District is one of the three
districts named as innovative users of technology by the National
School Boards Association's Technology Leadership Network, it was
announced Tuesday.

All three districts, including ones in Glasgow, Kentucky and
Milford, Conn., will be the focus of a video presentation at the
association's 15th Annual Technology + Learning Conference to be
held Nov. 8-10 in Atlanta. A prepared statement issued by the
association said the districts were chosen for their long-term
commitments to using technology to improve teaching and students'
ability to learn.

Poway Unified serves more than 30,000 students in Poway, Carmel
Mountain Ranch, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Penasquitos and Sabre
Springs. The district maintains a technology training center that's
available to the community and local businesses, offers virtual
high school classes and works with community technology foundations
at its schools to upgrade the campus' technology, among other
things.

Charlie Garten, director of education technology and information
systems for the district, said the community has been the
district's greatest partner.

"We could not have accomplished this major change in the
learning environment of our students without the assistance of our
community and business partners," Garten said.